jsharr ★ Posted September 26, 2018 Share #1 Posted September 26, 2018 SW is all ready to make Halloween super scary for all the little trick or treaters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted September 26, 2018 Share #2 Posted September 26, 2018 HA! But sadly, remember when candy was a "treat" not a staple of kids' diets? We LOVED the trip to Mapes 5&10 to pick out ONE item from the candy aisle. Gum? Chocolate? Mike & Ikes? Oh my! And then the few times a year when candy easily gotten (and hoarded) - Easter and Halloween. Man, you'd get that treasure trove and then have to decide how to consume it - fast & furious or slow & steady. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted September 26, 2018 Share #3 Posted September 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: HA! But sadly, remember when candy was a "treat" not a staple of kids' diets? We LOVED the trip to Mapes 5&10 to pick out ONE item from the candy aisle. Gum? Chocolate? Mike & Ikes? Oh my! And then the few times a year when candy easily gotten (and hoarded) - Easter and Halloween. Man, you'd get that treasure trove and then have to decide how to consume it - fast & furious or slow & steady. Tom Candy as well as soda was a treat and not a staple in our house. We weren't food nazis but didn't keep a lot of crap in the house either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted September 26, 2018 Share #4 Posted September 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Candy as well as soda was a treat and not a staple in our house. We weren't food nazis but didn't keep a lot of crap in the house either. Yep. I think the turning point for soda was the intro 2 liter bottle in the early 80s (???). Before that, it was much less common in our house - mainly in the "bar" for my parent's mixed drinks when they had dinners/parties. I remember raiding the bar not for booze, but for soda! And one time, us kids were befuddled by bitter lemon which, in our minds, should have been tasted like 7-up, but turned out awful. Tom 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted September 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Yep. I think the turning point for soda was the intro 2 liter bottle in the early 80s (???). Before that, it was much less common in our house - mainly in the "bar" for my parent's mixed drinks when they had dinners/parties. I remember raiding the bar not for booze, but for soda! And one time, us kids were befuddled by bitter lemon which, in our minds, should have been tasted like 7-up, but turned out awful. Tom Gin and bitter lemon is a wonderful thing on a hot evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted September 26, 2018 Share #6 Posted September 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, jsharr said: Gin and bitter lemon is a wonderful thing on a hot evening. If only my 10 year old self had known that! Tom 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted September 26, 2018 Share #7 Posted September 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Yep. I think the turning point for soda was the intro 2 liter bottle in the early 80s (???). Before that, it was much less common in our house - mainly in the "bar" for my parent's mixed drinks when they had dinners/parties. I remember raiding the bar not for booze, but for soda! And one time, us kids were befuddled by bitter lemon which, in our minds, should have been tasted like 7-up, but turned out awful. Tom I had a job as a stock boy in a 7-11 when the 2 liter bottles came out. That was the late 70's. They were initially marketed as unbreakable so me and another stock boy climbed up on some pallets of soda and dropped one. The bottle burst and sprayed soda all over the place while it ricocheted around the room. The store owner heard the commotion and came in asking what happened... Uh a bottle fell and they do break!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted September 26, 2018 Share #8 Posted September 26, 2018 4 minutes ago, ChrisL said: I had a job as a stock boy in a 7-11 when the 2 liter bottles came out. That was the late 70's. They were initially marketed as unbreakable so me and another stock boy climbed up on some pallets of soda and dropped one. The bottle burst and sprayed soda all over the place while it ricocheted around the room. The store owner heard the commotion and came in asking what happened... Uh a bottle fell and they do break!!! Seems about right. Maybe the less liked 3 liter was early 80s? I used to fill them with water, go to our third floor and drop them out the window onto the driveway. They would burst and the top would shoot almost back up to the window height. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted September 26, 2018 Share #9 Posted September 26, 2018 I'd kick SW in the berries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted September 26, 2018 Share #10 Posted September 26, 2018 Just now, bikeman564™ said: I'd kick SW in the berries Good luck finding them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted September 26, 2018 Share #11 Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Square Wheels said: Good luck finding them. @SpeedDemon hide them from you again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted September 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kzoo said: @SpeedDemon hide them from you again? Nominated. Go ahead and give yourself the usual reward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted September 26, 2018 I may serve chips and dip for Halloween 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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